Black Female Crowdfunding Executive On Opportunities for Black Founders
Florence Hardy is CEO of truCrowd Illinois, a state-level equity crowdfunding platform allowing Illinois residents to invest in startups. She is also COO of Fundanna-an…
How to Jump-Start Your Career When You’re Over 50
Your company has recently decided to reduce headcount and lay off people. Unfortunately, you are one of the employees whose name was selected, and this…
The Secret to Building Apps Without Using Code
Last week, hundreds of tech leaders, executives, innovators, renowned speakers, and entrepreneurs convened in Silicon Valley for the annual TechConneXt Summit powered by Black Enterprise. The…
Half of All Black Student Borrowers Default on Their Student Loans
Nearly half (49%) of all black student borrowers default on their student loans 12 years after entering college. This is true even of students who…
Black Women Beauty Company Co-Founders Score $1 Million in Funding
K.J. Miller and Amanda E. Johnson, the founders of Mented—a cosmetics brand for diverse beauty—just became the 15th and 16th, respectively, African American women to…
Meet Ruth Carter: The Costume Designer Behind Marvel’s Black Panther (Part 1 of a 2-Part Interview)
Ruth Carter is an award-winning costume designer behind some of the most iconic black films of all time—Malcolm X, Amistad, Do the Right Thing, and…